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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Rate:
9
Viewed:
7/04, 11/05, 7/21
11/05:
I was hoping that Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome would have a lot of high-octane stunts.
But nope, there aren't much of them. As usual, it lacks the excitement of the first two films. Things hardly happen,
and the plot is brainless as ever. "Two men enter, one man leaves" is the franchise's greatest line. Sadly, that's all the
second sequel has going for itself.
All in all, to call Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome a true sequel of the Mad Max franchise is a stretch as it's more
like Peter Pan Beyond Thunderdome.
7/21:
Was it a career mistake for Tina Turner to turn down the role of Shug Avery for
The Color Purple to appear in
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome?
After seeing the film, I'll have to say no. It's perfect for her. She even shaved her head to ensure the wig would fit
properly. I bet Tina Turner had a lot of fun calling Mel Gibson "raggedy man." On the other hand,
The Color Purple had a
perfect cast, and I can't see where Tina Turner would fit in.
The most famous line of the entire Mad Max franchise is: "Two men enter, one man leaves." What I like about these
installments is every one of them is completely different. That's why it's hard to make comparisons.
Of all, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is the most creative, having a Peter Pan slant. It must have taken a lot of
work to build up the interior sets and the unique clothes for the characters. To go further, they've made each
world distinct from each other, and the Thunderdome is the most interesting of them all. The screenplay is well-written as well.
Notice at the end of the film, it says: "For Bryon." And then notice in the beginning that the directors are George Miller and
George Ogilvie. What happened is that producer Byron Kennedy was killed in a 1983 helicopter crash while scouting for potential
filming locations. Miller didn't think he could do it alone, so he enlisted the help of Ogilvie to get through it.
All in all, while The Road Warrior may be the best
post-apocalyptic picture made, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome isn't that far behind.